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Historical city
Hida-Takayama has preserved the feeling of a castle town, apparent by its history-filled streets. With the latticed bay windows and linked eaves of merchants' houses in Sanmachi Suji
, the enduring historical temples and shrines of Higashiyama, and the reproduction of Hida's traditional mountain farming villages of sloped-roof houses at Hida Folk Village, the town itself could be called a sightseeing spot.
Takayama Festival
The Takayama festival held in spring and fall is known as one of the three most beautiful festivals of Japan (the other two are the Gion Festival of Kyoto and the Chichibu Night Festival of Saitama Prefecture). Ornate floats crafted by Hida artisans are pulled around, and Takayama becomes truly energetic.
When visiting Takayama, you can certainly savor the arts and culture of traditional craftsmen while enjoying the feel of the ancient city.
Climate
Hida is located in Gifu Prefecture, almost in the center of the Japanese archipelago.
Here, narrow valleys stretch between countless steep mountains, dotted with villages.
One of the widest basins here is the Takayama Basin.
A peculiarity of the climate is the vast difference in temperature between night and day during the winter.
With a heavy snowfall, the winter is extremely cold, and at its coldest, temperatures have been known to reach 15 degrees below freezing.
On summer days, the dazzling sunlight is often potent, but because the humidity is low, you can savor a sense of refreshment, and nights are so cool that you cannot do without a futon.
There are beautiful views of nature everywhere, with mountains in the 3,000-meter class, Norikuradake, Hotakadake, and Yarigatake to the east, Hakusan to the West, and Ontakesan to the south.
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